4.Submit a digital brag board for College 2020 – Deadline: June 1, 2020

a.Submit a digital brag board to show off your unit’s activity! Brag boards will be displayed digitally during College 2020. For guidelines and to submit your brag board:https://forms.gle/E9BqHGii7djarXfq7

5.Facebook Live “Get Gardening” Series – Thursdays through the spring

a.Join us Thursdays through this spring and early summer as we invite VCE professionals to join us via Facebook live for short sessions on beginning gardening!

b.You can watch live or check our page later to view the recorded & saved video!

A new website, created by Margaret McGrath and the School of Integrative Plant Science at Cornell University, on monitoring occurrence of downy mildew on basil in the US and Canada:

i.It maps occurrences and replaces them into a GoogleDocs spreadsheet since 2009. There is information about BDM at the website that is geared for gardeners. Gardeners have been the primary and most important reporters in helping with monitoring this disease.

A handout for gardeners about reporting occurrences of BDM and 2 other important diseases: late blight and cucurbit downy mildew.

COVID-19 Update

Extension Master Gardeners, please be aware that many EMG events and trainings are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Please refer to your local Agent/Coordinator for guidance during the next few weeks. Please stay safe everyone!